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Uca (fiddler crab)
Taxonomy
Uca was named by Leach (1814) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Ucinae.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Ucinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Ocypodidae by Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Luque et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Ucinae by Schweitzer et al. (2010); and to Ocypodidae by Rathbun (1918), Rathbun (1926), Luque et al. (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1814 | Uca Leach |
| 1862 | Gelasimus Stimpson |
| 1918 | Uca Rathbun p. 177 |
| 1926 | Uca Rathbun p. 29 |
| 2002 | Uca Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Uca Schweitzer et al. p. 141 |
| 2017 | Uca Luque et al. p. 13 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Uca Leach 1814 [fiddler crab]
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Uca galapagensis Rathbun 1902
Uca hamlini Rathbun 1926
†Uca macrodactylus Milne Edwards and Lucas 1847
Uca maracoani Latreille 1803
†Uca marinae Domínguez Alonso 2008
Uca miocenica Artal 2007
†Uca nitida Desmarest 1822
†Uca oldroydi Rathbun 1926
Uca ornata Smith 1870
Uca pugnax Smith 1870
Uca subcylindrica Stimpson 1862
Invalid names: Gelasimus Stimpson 1862 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Valdez and Clapham 2023, Aberhan 1992 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (21 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | Uca maracoani (112583) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (California) | Uca hamlini (120822) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Uca oldroydi (138824) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Honduras | Uca sp. (224568) | |
| Piacenzian | Spain | Uca tangeri (224575 224576) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Delaware) | Uca pugnax (66702) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | Uca pugnax (160384) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Uca subcylindrica (160385) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Jamaica | Uca sp. (228847) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Panama | Uca macrodactylus (134957) | |
| Holocene | USA (New Jersey) | Gelasimus palustris (146576) | |
| Holocene | USA (South Carolina) | Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator (146572) | |
| Holocene | USA (Virginia) | Gelasimus pugilator (146577) | |
| Holocene | Mexico | Gelasimus brevifrons (147227) Gelasimus subeylindricus (146578) | |
| Holocene | Mexico (Mazatan) | Gelasimus pugilator (146573) | |
| Holocene | USA (Texas) | Gelasimus palustris, Gelasimus pugilator (146570) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Gelasimus panamensis (146569) | |
| Holocene | USA (Massachusets) | Gelasimus pugilator (146571) | |
| Holocene | USA (Florida) | Gelasimus pugilator (146566) |